Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 23.8 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.4 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 34.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
be 64.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
pay a 62.7% higher top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 43.2% as of 2018. In Italy, it is 99.2% as of 2018.
be 95.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 78.4% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
be 37.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 18.9 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, National Revenue Authority.
Italy: At a glance
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